Mahamanav Sardar [મહામાનવ સરદાર]

by Dinkar Joshi

Biographic Novel on Iron Man of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who played a pivotal role in India's struggle of Independence & guided its integration into a united,independent nation.

Genres: Biography, History

368 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Vishal · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Dhrumal · Rating 5 out of 5]

A well researched biographic novel by the author.
Sardar Patel's mammoth & great contribution in India's freedom struggle & then in Integration 500+ small states into India is well covered with minute details but in a very binding & lucid language.
The book also covers Saradr's ideological differences with Gandhi ji, Nehru & other Congress leaders on matters of Secularism, Taking local/internal problems to International forums & making it more complex.
The book has also covered some interesting instances where Nehru & Abdul Kalam Azad's views,thinking,policies & actions were grossly immature & even selfish to some extent which has long lasting & far reaching impact on Independent India.
Overall a great work by author Dinkar Joshi.

[Manisha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had heard a lot from elders about Sardar. But when I read what he believed, in his own words, I was overwhelmed by the vision this man had!!! Whatever loop holes and corruption we are seeing today, the beginning of that can be seen hidden under some of the politicians' demands, which they had put forward immediately after independence. It was Sardar who strongly disagreed to their demands and put them aside. But after Sardar's death all those demands were accepted by then government, giving rise to problems India is facing today. Sardar was needed for 10 more years for India's secured future. However, how much Nehru and others would have allowed him to work is another question.

[E.T. · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5/5 Dinkar Joshi is the acclaimed author of the celebrated play "Mahatma vs Gandhi". Since he seemed to be quite knowledgeable about the independence movement and its personalities, picked his one up despite having read a couple of biographies of Sardar earlier. It neither indulged in hero-worship, not did it try to explore the faultlines in Sardar's ideas and actions.
On the positive side, the book focused on the time period of 1945-50. When I read the definitive Patel: A Life, I remember being surprised at the sudden change in Sardar's personality after being released from jail in 1945. From Gandhiji's Yes-man, he became his own man and we Indians cannot thank god for that enough. The book also reminded me of Ketan Mehta's superb movie "Sardar" which I have watched a no. of times and in some places I could imagine Paresh Rawal mouthing the dialogues in this book. Incidentally, the movie too covered the same period 1945-50 of Sardar's life but this 300-page book went into a lot of details of events and that was its strongest suit.
On the negative side, the book was not structured chronologically and so felt disjointed. Also, inevitably some events were repeated. Also, Sardar had a lot of critics in his time and wish the book had also explored their viewpoints.
I have read biographical novels earlier, especially by Marathi authors, but this one was much better !

[Khushbu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superb book. Gives you a good view of how much it took for this one person (First Home minister of India Sardar Patel) to unite the country we are living in.
Everyone must read.

[Pradeep Rajput · Rating 5 out of 5]

मुझे लगता है लोह पुरुष सरदार वल्लभभाई पटेल के जीवन और उनके राजनैतिक संघर्ष के विषय में इससे अधिक स्पष्ट और सटीक जानकरी प्रदान करती अन्य कोई पुस्तक नहीं हो सकती। दिनकर जोशी जी एक ऐसे लेखक हैं, जो हर विषय को गहरायी में समझते हैं और उस पर लिखते हैं। उनके द्वारा लिखीं महाभारत पर आधारित पुस्तकें पढ़कर आप महाभारत को अच्छे से समझ सकते हैं। उसी प्रकार से उन्होंने गाँधी जी के विषय में भी लिखा है। सरदार वल्लभभाई पटेल से जुड़े हर विषय को जिस समझदारी और स्पष्टता से यहाँ समझने समझाने का प्रयास हुआ है, वो लेखक की प्रतिभा को दर्शाता है।

आप यदि आधुनिक भारत के इतिहास को समझना चाहते हैं तो ये पुस्तक अवश्य पढ़ें.....

[Ramesh Sohagiya · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had heard a lot from elders about Sardar. But when I read what he believed, in his own words, I was overwhelmed by the vision this man had!!! Whatever loop holes and corruption we are seeing today, the beginning of that can be seen hidden under some of the politicians' demands, which they had put forward immediately after independence. It was Sardar who strongly disagreed to their demands and put them aside. But after Sardar's death all those demands were accepted by then government, giving ri ...more

[Mitul Golakiya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Book. After reading this book, I really got to know why he called Iron man of India. The vision he had for India was really great that has never seen in any other person. He really got a very small amount of time to serve india but if he got just another 5-10 years then India would something else then it is today. What a great man!!!

[Khilan Patel · Rating 5 out of 5]

1940 થી 1950 સુધીની ઘણી બધી નાની મોટી રાજકીય વાતો કે જે ક્યાંક ખૂણે ખોવાય ગઈ છે એનું સચોટ વર્ણન અને તેમાં સરદાર નો ફાળો - સરદાર પટેલ ની વિચારધારા નું સ્પષ્ટ દર્શન કરાવતું - સરદાર અને જવાહર વચ્ચે થયેલા વૈચારીક વિરોધાભાસ દર્શાવતું આ પુસ્તક must read.

[Ranpariya Bhai · Rating 5 out of 5]

nice book..

[Savan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am very exicted for read the books.

[Hinsu Divyesh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome

[Tushar Makwana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nicest

[Ketan Kalsariya · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very nice book. I would recommend it to my class.

[Bhavin Boghani · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rated it

[Jaymin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great leadership with great sacrifices.

[Ravi Vadaviya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome

[Jeel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the wonderful book

[Tarun Patel · Rating 5 out of 5]

must read if you know about who should be first prime minister of india.

[amit kanhere · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sardar

Every Indian should know the untold history of India, the way it has written, it's seems like watching a movie in 1947

[HARDIK Bharodiya · Rating 5 out of 5]

good

[Dipak Patel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well

[Darshan Buha · Rating 5 out of 5]

GOOD

[Avi Shihora · Rating 5 out of 5]

Seriously, Now I realized that Government did right thing to make Sardar Patel's biggest statue. This is about honestly towards his nation.

[vegabhi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every Indian must read this book.... Sardar Patel's Contribution for nation building is unparalleled....!!!

[Shashvat Dixit · Rating 5 out of 5]

ભારત દેશની અખંડિતતા જાળવવામાં, દેશની ભૂગોળ જળવાઈ રહે એ માટે સરદાર સાહેબનું યોગદાન સૌને ખ્યાલ છે, પણ દેશનાં ઇતિહાસમાં સરદારની ગુણગાન કરવામાં ભારોભાર અન્યાય થયો છે.
આ પુસ્તકમાં સરદારની સ્પષ્ટ વિચારધારા દર્શાવામાં આવી છે, સરદાર જ્યાં જ્યાં નહેરુ અને બીજા કેટલાક નેતા સાથે જે બાબતોમાં અલગ વિચારો ધરાવતા હતા એ સ્પષ્ટ રીતે આલેખવામાં આવી છે.

Why He is called IRON MAN of INDIA..?
If you read this book you will get the answer.
Book has covered so many things including ideological difference of big leaders of that era. A must must read book I say.

Kudos to Author Dinkar Joshi for the hard work for this book.

[Ashish Iyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book on Sardar Patel. It gives you lot of clarity. It makes you think about that scenario. I wish this book was written in chronological order. Book focuses more on last 5 years of his life. After reading this book, I am admiring Sardar Patel even more. What a pragmatic leader he was. He was rooted to the reality unlike other congress leaders. A well researched neutral account. This book is also available in Gujarati, Marathi and Hindi.

[Jenil Desai · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extraordinary work on Sardar Saheb, this is a novel like biography, and described the events mainly during 1945-1950. A must read book for the history enthusiasts and common Indian too. We almost forget the man who unified India !!

[Aarav U]

Biography Of Sardar Vallbhbhai Patel

[Vaghasiya Nirav · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good